Grain shocker



Feb. 14; 1928. I

. W. WADDELL GRAIN SHOCKER Filed July 18, 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet J.

Feb. 14, 1928.

w. WADDE LL GRAIN SHOQCKER Filed Ju1y1 8 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Feb. 14, 1928.

\NL'WA'DDELL mm sHdcKEa may Junta;- 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented Feb. 14,1928. g V I 1,659,011

UNITED {STATES PATENT OFFICE. Y

WILLIAM WADDELL, onronnon; ENGLAND, Assrenon '10 INTEBNATIONAL HA vns'rnn CDMPANY, or onroeso, A conronarroiv on NEW JERSEY.

v GRAIN snocxnn Application filed July 18 1923. Serial i 652,223. My invention relates to grain shocking separated or spread at their butts prior to 65 machines and particularly to mechanism for being deposited in the shock receptacle. properly building andsetting a shock in the F 1g. 6 1s an enlarged front elevational,

field. view of my improved sheaf delivery mem- One of the ob3ects of my invention is to her showing it in the. same position as in:

provide an lmproved means for-properly h1g4, and

building a shock in the receptacle of a. Fig. 7 is a detail view showing the shock shocker. v g receptacle in its tilted position of deliverin A further object of the device is to proor setting a shock upon the ground an 10 vide an improved construction by means of showing the position the divider assumes which the butts of the sheaves will'be adewhen-the shock is deposited on the ground. quately spread before they are placed in My improved butt spreading mechanism the receptacle. is shown embodied in the general type of A further object of the device is to prograin shocker shown and described in U.

15 vide means for maintaining the butts in a LettersPatent to Raney No.1,293,922, dated separated or diverging positionin the recep- Feb. 11, 1919, which comprises the usual tacle. main frame 10 mounted on the, carrying A further object of theinvention is to wheels 11 by the channel members 12. Seprovide a device for simultaneously depositcured to and extending upwardly from the 20 ing a plurality of sheaves in a receptacle main frame member 10 are the front and with the butts of the sheaves diverging and rear supplemental frame members 13 and the heads converging. 141, respectively. Secured to the front sup- A still further object of the invention is to plemental frame member 13 and extending provide means for automatically spreading transversely with respect to the shocker is' 25 the butts of a plurality of sheaves during the an upper frame member 15.. Mounted on the time they are being conveyed from the hind stubbleward side of the grainshocking ma-- r or deck of the harvester to the receptacle of chine and journalled in suitable bearings the shocker. secured to. thes'upplemental framemembers These'and other objects are attained by 13 and 14 isthe usual needle shaft 16 hav- 30 providing a novel construction-of a sheaf" ing a needle 17 secured thereto. Mounted delivery memberadapted-to oo-operate with on thegrassward side of the shocker anda divider in the receptacle in such a manner journalled in suitable vbearings 18 and 19 that the shock is built inthe receptacle with is the usual knotter shaft 20 with the knotthe butts adequately spread so as to insure ter mechanismQl mounted thereon. It will 35 complete ventilation or drying out of the be understood that the needle and knotter grain in the shock. mechanism is connected by a pitman not Referring to the drawings,'Fig. 1 is a shown. 7 top plan view of' a grain shocker showing Secured to the main frame 10 and extendmy improvement embodied: therein. ing across the rear ends thereof is the usual Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the shock receptacle pivotshaft 22 having pivotgrain shocker shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevational view of the ward movement with respect thereto, the grain shocker showing the manner in which usual. shock receptacle 28. The shock retwo sheaves are deposited by the sheaf deceptacle 23 is actuated to swing upwardly -1 livery member with one sheaf deposited on and rearwardly in the normal operation of each side of the divider simultaneously. settinga shock through a crank shaft mecha- 1 Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail and side elenism. which comprises a crank 24 havinga vational vicwof my improved sheaf delivery roller 25 adapted to engage the lower; side member showing it in its normal sheaf reo the receptacle 28. The crank 24. is formed 50 ceiving position beneath the deck-and the integrally with a shaft 26 which is jourdischarging mechanism of the grainbind-er. ualledby means of bearing brackets 27 on 105 Fig. 5 is an enlarged top plan viewof my the supplemental frame member 14:. The 7 improved sheaf delivery member showing shaft 26 is actuated through a gravity latch the construction by which the sheaves are mechanism, which comprises a. crankv 28 ally mounted thereon for upward and rearl journalled on the shaft 26 and a gravity pawl QQipivoteditoithe. crank 22} and-adapted to engage a second crank 30 secured to' 't-hegrassward end of the shaft 26. Thecrank- 28, in turn,. is actuated. through, a pitmani connection. 81' which is op eratively. driven by a crank 32 secured to the knotter shaft 20. The sheaves as they are deposited in the: shock receptacle are held against longitudinal displacement by ve ideally extending." tines 33 secured to the tine shaft 34: which is'-- pivoted% to". the" sliock: receptacle by: m'eans of pivot-brackets-35i. The tines38 are nor-- m'a lly held' initheii" vertical position or: the positions shown in Figsx 2 and 3 by an tetension. spring: 36 having one end thereof secured to a crank portion 37 formed on the pipe 34?- and the other end thereof secured tni the shocker frame; The shock tieing' mechanism: including: the needle and: theknotter: together: with the shock dischar-ging mechanismi thus far described is the usual mechanism :usedv inxtliis type of grain shocker and per: so doe not formany" part oft-hepresents invention; The ineclian'isinfor conveying or delivering the sheavesdischarged from the binding mechanisnr of" the har vesten to the shock receptacle:- of the shockercomprises a: sheaf delivery member 38' jour-= nalledi on a shaft'39 bymeans of a bracket 40.. The bracketit) i's-connected to' the sheaf" delivery memben 38 by straps= sl one of whichis reinforced by a brace 4L2. Theshaft 39 issecured to oppositelydisposed supplein entali fram e memb ers and i4 wlii ch-have iTiIGlFllO'WGl ends secured to the main frame 10 at T5 and tfi, anditheir upperends secured tow the transverse frame member at 47 and 482;. Tlie= sheaf? delivery memberis actuated to deliver"the sheaves from the binder deck' of. the harvester to: the receptacle of the shocker orrin otherwwor ds, is-actnated5 from the full lin'e posit-iorrsliow-n in Fig: 1 to-the dotted line position bya pitm an COE'IHGOUOIT 49 having'its upper'end pivotally connected to' a crank-50. The lower end of'tliepitinan is connectedi to a crank: 51 which isintermit tently actuated by a clutch and pawl mecha nism 523 E lie-interim tt e-nt clutch mechanism 52 is: adapted to be connectedwith the con tinuonsly operatin clutch; meohanisin 53 when the i tripping mechanism is tripped, that isgivhen two sheaves are' discharged by tl'1e discharge mechanism ofthe grain binder. The continuously operating clutch media-- nism fig-is continuously 'drivenzby a' shaft 55' which: in turn: derives its power from the grain binder through a' series of connections not shown in tliese drawings; The constructioni of this mechanism for actuatingand tripping: th'e'shea-f delivery member-is dexibed and olaimed-in the U. S; patent to I 1%. 1293;922 dated Feb; 11 1919, and per se' dces-not formany part of the present:invention; and therefore a more de- "t beneath the shock.

tailed description of this mechanism is thought; not; necessary.

The meclianismwhich forms a part of the present invention comprises a divider 56 ShOlVlLilIthG form, of aninvertedie! which is pii-otally. mounted at 5710 brackets 58 securedto the shock receptacle 23. The divid L1 comprises a transverse shaft 59 extending across the shock receptacle 23 and havinp; its outcr cnds bent downwardly at lig'i lt" angles so as to form cranks 60. The free ends of the cranks- 60 are connected by means of s -iringgs 6i to tiienearward sides of'the receptacleQS by clips i32. Thedivider is securely fixed to the shaft 59 at 63inaiiy' Weil known: manner; The spring 61 normallv acts toreturnthe-divioer--56 to' its:

rertical: position and permits the same to yield with respect to the shock reCeptacl e'S3' w-hen the=shock receptacleretnrnsfiom cc positing a shock upon the ground in a mannor to pern'iit the-withdrawalof the divider The divider 56 has" i" med integrally therewith a stop 64 which adapted to' engagea cross bar'65 secured to the receptacl 23- for-normally maintaining the divider in its: vertical position; The divider 56 is provided with a shield GG-and aloop 67 The loop G'T'issecured'tothe forward side of the divider 56 and extends above the same in a manner to engage the bntts ofithc sheaves as they-' arebeing dc: posited in the shock receptacle;

From the construction just described, it will'be seen that as=tlie=s-heavesaredeposited err-both sidesof'th' e dividerin the' receptacl e' tli will lie-maintained in a separated or (ii Y8 rging position during thetime the' sliock is being built.

Cooperating with my'improved sheaf di- I vid'ing mechanism I have provided an im--- proved sheaf delivery mechanism in: which thesh av-es are separated or div-idedin such a manner that thebutts of the sheaves di verge and t he headsconvt prior to bcin;-;-- deposited :in the recepta cle. Thismechanisni comprises the sheaf delivery"member 38 haw ing-upperwandilowcr plates 68 sccur-ed there toby'means of: bolts 69. The-forward end of the plates 68 incrcases in width as shown Flt-1T0." Pivotallymounted:in these pla es 68 by means of bolts 71 are two oppositel -positioned and; separately actuatedforks 72. The forks-72 are: adapted to swinefroin a closed: position or the position shown in Figs; 1,4 and 6 to the position: shown in the dotted lines inFiiz. 1. andfin Figs. 3 and The forks 72.:are actuated torswinp; to their spreadipositions'byextension springs 73 haw ing one end secured to the sheaf del very tin-e member 74 lived to the member id their other ends connected to tines m cured-on the opposite sides of the forks-'72. The forks 72 are limited in their outwariil movementby bolts 71 which extend through the plates 68. The outer ends ofthe forks 72 are provided withtines 76. These tines 75 and 76 as well as the tine Tl secured to the sheaf delivery member 38 are adapted to engage the sheaves andpenetratethe same after they are discharged from the binding mechanism of the harvester. Secured to the fork 72 on the opposite sides thereof and intermediate the tines 75 and 76h means of bolts-77 are cani plates 78. The cam plates 78 are adapted to engage corresponding curvedpla't-es 79, one of which is secured to the deck extension 80 of the shocker and the other of which is secured to sheaf support angle 81. The lower ends of these cam plates 79 are secured by means of bolts 82 to the sheaf delivery member support 83. It will be seen by referring to Fig-(t that the cam plates 78 are curved concentrically with respect to the shaft 3901' the axis'of the sheaf delivery member 38 in such a manner that as the sheaf delivery member is oscillated about its axis in delivering sheaves and returning to its normal. sheaf receiving positionhit will engage the corresponding cam plates 79. V I i a V -From the construction just described it will be understoodthat the cam plates 78 engage the curved cam plates 7'9 when the sheaf delivery member 38 is returning to its normal sheaf receiving position or the posi tion beneath the binder deck of the barvester in such a manner that the forks 72 will be compressed or closed against the tension of the springs 78 and when two sheaves are discharged by the binding mechanisn'i of the harvester upon the forks 72, the tin-es and7 6 of the forks 72 will penetrate the two sheaves in thei parallel position. After the sheaf delivery member 38 oscillated about its pivot on the shaft 39 to a position in which the cam plates "('8 of the forks 72 become disengaged from the cams 79, the eX- tension springs 73 actuate the forks 72 about their pivot 71 in such a manner as to cause the butts of the two sheaves on rthesheaf delivery membento diverge andthe heads to converge in which position the sheaves are deposited on the opposite sides of the divider 56,as clearly shown in Fig. Obviously the divider will further spread the butts of these sheaves and maintain them in a spread position during the time the shock is being built and tied by the knotter mechanism;

The forward end of theshocker is Con;

nected to and supported on a pipe S l which hasits grassward end secured to the main frame of the harvester beneath the binding mechanism (not shown). The forward end of'the shocker is supported on this pipe Set by a tongue 85 secured at 86 to the main frame 10. The tongue 85 has its forward end bent up at right angles withrespect to the main body portion, as shown at 87 in a m'annerto support the supplemental deck'80, which forms anjextension of the binder deckv of the harvester and over which the sheaves.

are discharged from the binding mechanism of the harvester to the sheaf delivery member 38L I In order to properly support the sheaves in position to be engaged and penetrated by thetines 75 and 7 6 of theforks 7 the usual sheaf SLlPjlOIlS 88 are provided which are. secured to the angle Slat proper intervals as shown in Fig. 1, and also to the'deck sup porting angle '81 shown l1lFlg..6.f

InIthe-operat'on vof my improved butt spreading mechanism it Wlll of course be understood that the shocker is provided conveyed ordischarged over the deckey tension 80 in parallel relation and supported on the sii iiports 88. As they are conveyed to this position they trip the tripping mechanisnr 5% which in turn' trips the continuously opera-ting clutch mechanism 53 and connects the sanie with the intermittently operating clutchmember and thereby.

through the pit-man connection 49 and the crank 50 actuates the sheaf'delivery member 38 about its pivotonthe shaft- 39 to deliver the sheaves from the binder deck of the haivesterto the receptacle 23 of the shocker. As the sheaf deliver member 88 is raised oroscillatcdl, about itspivot on the; shaft 39 toa position in which the cam plates 78- disengagecorresponding cam plates 79, the

extension s1n'ings73 actuates the forks 72 about their pivots ,71 and causes the butts of the sheaves positioned on these forks to assuine'a diverging position and their heads a converging position; 111 which position they are delivered into the receptacle 23 of the shocker. This operation is repeated until the shear in the l'geceptacle have reached a predetermined; height at which time the binding mechanism is tripped into-operation.

andthe needle mechanism is actuatedtotie a band around'the shocle at which time receptacle 23 is actuated through the ptman crank 28 and second "crank 30 to swing upwardly and rearwardly and deposit thesllock upon the ground As the receptacle QS-is actuated to swing upwardly and] rear-- wardlv the divider 56 mounted on the receptacle 23 is also actuated or swung to the positign shown in Fig. '7 in whichthe divider 26,1917, and does not llfi I 56 flSSlllIleS a horizontal position, beneath the shock with. the springs 61 permitting the divider 56 to yield with respect to the shock receptacle in. such a manner that the recepe tacle23 may assume its normal. sheaf receiving position during the time the divider is being withdrawn from the shock set on the ground.

l Vhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1.. A shocking machine, comprising aframe, a shock receptacle mounted on said frame, means mounted on said frame for delivering a plurality of sheaves into said receptacle, and means for spreading the butts of said sheaves during the delivery of said sheaves tosaid receptacle.

2. A shocking machine, comprising. a frame, a shock receptacle mounted on said frame, means mounted on said frame for delivering a plurality of sheaves into said receptacle, and means for automatically spreading tl'iebutts of said sheaves during the delivery of'said sheaves to said receptacle.

- 3. A shocking machine comprising a frame, a shock receptacle carried by said frame, and single means mounted on said frame for delivering and spreading the sheaves in said receptacle.

4. A shocking machine comprising a frame, a shock receptacle carried thereby, a sheaf delivery member pivotally mounted on said frame for delivering sheaves'in said receptacle, and means carried by said sheaf de ivery member for automatically spreading the butts of a plurality of sheaves simultaneously.

5. A shocking machine comprising a frame, a shock receptacle thereon, a deck, a swinging sheaf delivery member pivotally mounted on said frame for delivering a plurality of sheaves from the deck into said receptacle, and means carried by the delivery member for spreading the butts 0f the sheaves while said member moves the sheaves from the deck to the receptacle. 7

6. A shockingmachine col-uprising a frame, a shock receptacle thereon, a deck, a swinging sheaf delivery member pivotally mounted on said frame for delivering a plurality of sheaves from the deck into said res ceptaclo, and spring actuated means carried by the delivery member for spreading the butts of the sheaves While said member moves the sheaves from the deck to the receptacle.

7. A shocking machine comprising a frame, a shock receptacle carried thereby, a sheaf delivery member pivotally mounted on said frame for delivering sheaves in said receptacle, and spring actuated means carried by said sheaf delivery member for aut01nati cally spreading the butts of a plurality of sheaves simultaneously. 4

8. A shocking machine comprising a Leanna-1 delivery member for spreading the butts of the sheaves as they are delivered into said receptacle. 7

10. A shocking machine comprising a frame, a shock receptacle carried thereby, means niioimted'on said frame for delivering a pluralty of sheaves thereto sin'iultaneously, and means carried by said delivery means for causing the butts of the sheaves to diand the heads to converge.

11. A shocking machine comprising a frame, a shock receptacle carried thereby,

means mounted on said frame for delivering a plurality of sheaves thereto simultaneously, and spring actuated means carried by said delivery means for causing the butts of the sheaves to diverge and the heads tocon verge.

A. shocking machine comprising a frame, a shock receptacle carried thereby,

means mounted on said frame for delivering a plurality of sheaves thereto snnultaneously, and means for causing the butts of the sheaves to diverge and the heads to converge during the time they are being delivered by said delivery means.

13.. A. shocking machine comprising a frame, a shock receptacle carried thereby, means mounted on said frame. for delive 'ing a plurality of sheaves thereto sin'iultaneous ly, and spring actuated means, for causing the buttsof the sheaves to diverge andthe heads to converge during the time they are being delivered by said delivery means.

lat- A shocking machine, comprising a frame, a shock receptacle carried. thereby, means mounted on said frame for delivering a plurality of sheaves thereto simultaneously, means carried by said delivery means for causing the sheaves to diverge at the butts and converge at. the heads while being delivered, and means mounted in said receptacle for maintaining the butts of the sheaves in their diverging positions. 7

15. A shocking machine, con'iprising a frame, a shock receptacle carried thereby, means mounted on said frame for delivering a plurality of sheaves thereto simultaneously, means carried by said delivery means for causing the sheaves to diverge at the butts and converge at the heads Whilebeing decausing the butts of the sheaves to diverge and the heads to convergeduring the delivery of the sheaves to said receptacle, and a divider pivoted to sa1d receptacle for maintaining the butts in their diverging posi-- tions.

17. A shocking machine comprising a frame, a shock receptacle carried thereby, a sheaf delivery member pivoted to said frame for delivering a plurality of sheaves thereto simultaneously, a divider pivotally mounted in said receptacle, and means including two members pivoted to said sheaf delivery memher for spreading the sheaves and delivering them on opposite sides of said divider simultaneously.

18. A shocking machine comprising a frame, a shock receptacle carried thereby, a butt divider pivotally mounted on said shock receptacle, and single means for spreading sheaves and delivering them on opposite sides of said divider simultaneously.

19. A shocking machine comprising a frame, a shockreceptacle carried thereby, a butt divider mounted on said shock receptacle, and single means pivoted to said frame spread the sheaves before they for spreading sheaves i and delivering them on opposite sides of said divider simultaneously. I

20. In a shocking machine having a receptacle, the combination of a movable sheaf delivery member adapted to deliver to the receptacle a pluralityof sheaves and spread them in transit, and means in the receptacle for further spreading the sheaves as they are deposited therein. a

21. Ina shocking machine having a receptacle, the combination of a two part sheaf delivery member held together as a unit in 1 its normal sheaf receiving position and adapted todeliver to the receptacle a plural ity of sheaves, and means for positively separating the delivery member when in transit to spread the sheaves before they are deposited in the receptacle.

22. In a shocking machine having a receptacle, the combination of a two part sheaf deliverymember adapted to deliver a plurality of sheaves to saidreceptacle, means for holding the parts together as a unit when the member is in its normal sheaf receiving position, and means for positively separating the delivery member when in transit to in the receptacle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification on this 25th 'day of June 1923. 7

WILLIAM WADDELL.

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